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go

431 1.0
Ready and able to begin
  • adjective
  • /ɡoʊ/
: listo
  • This project is ready to go as soon as we get the final approval.

Yeah, man, he's going to be ready to go come LA marathon time.

Examples

  • You're up and ready to go, are you?

  • And here the final box, all wrapped up and ready to go, is, well, complete.

  • So hopefully the pump will go good.

  • Load up your powder puff so it's ready to go and then blend set.

  • The equipment is fully functional and ready to go for the event tomorrow.

  • Make sure the car is in good condition and ready to go before we leave.

Synonyms

good to go
vsgo
  • Informal
100 3.5

Ready to start or continue something

is functioning properly and available for use rather than only prepared

Antonyms

no-go
  • Informal
44 7.0

Not working or allowed to go ahead

Not working properly so a machine or system cannot work as it should

9 5.5

Not working or not having any effect

Idioms

there you go
  • Informal
396 4.9

Say this to show you have given something or finished a task

good to go
  • Informal
100 3.5

Ready to start or continue something

To help a lot or make something much better

from the get-go
  • Informal
51 6.6

Right from the very start

41 6.1

To risk doing or saying something to support an idea

38 3.9

So obvious that people do not need to say it

34 3.9

A person who is always busy and moves from one task or place to another

There is enough for everyone to have some

28 5.0

To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected

28 7.5

An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen

Try very hard to make something happen

To have a very hard and painful time in life

21 7.7

To tell someone to start or continue after they hesitate

18 5.5

Plans or hopes suddenly fail and disappear for good

here we go again
  • Informal
16 7.8

Said to show annoyance when the same thing happens again

14 6.0

End something in a memorable and exciting way

to go bananas
  • Informal
14 8.1

To lose control because you are very excited or angry

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

An event or activity must continue even when there are problems

to go for broke
  • Informal
10 6.4

To risk everything to try to succeed

10 5.2

To keep doing the same thing without making progress

9 8.2

Stop a habit or addiction all at once

Stop being together and take different paths in life

9 7.4

To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do

Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails

7 6.1

To become much worse or ruined

7 3.4

All at once without stopping

don't go there
  • Informal
6 9.5

A warning not to talk about a subject because it may make people angry

6 5.3

Do not be upset when something you get easily is lost

To try very hard to win first place in a competition

6 6.9

To stop being used or followed

to go to the mat
  • Informal
5 7.6

Argue strongly to protect an idea or position

To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known

Agree with others to avoid conflict

To become much worse very quickly and out of control

4 8.1

To act or speak without thinking first and cause problems

4 5.1

Suddenly understand something when an idea appears in your mind

To try very hard and do anything to achieve something

To try something new in a place or way no one has done before

from the word go
  • Informal
3 5.3

From the very beginning of something

to go to pot
  • Informal
3 8.2

To become ruined or not cared for

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

do not pass go
  • Informal
3 9.1

To refuse someone any further chance and make them leave immediately

To stop being used and disappear completely

To visit a trusted person or place to get help and supplies often

2 4.6

To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part

Give up control and trust God or a higher power

2 7.9

To fail completely

To have very hard times and still survive

2 9.0

Prepare to fight hard in a serious argument

1 8.1

To be rejected or ignored

People stop using something because new things replace it

Compounds

go-to
  • Informal
61 4.1

A person or thing people trust and choose first for a certain need

get-go
  • Informal
54 6.9

The very start of an activity or project

30 3.4

Official permission to start something

go-to
  • Informal
20 4.9

A person or thing people always choose for a certain need

touch-and-go
  • Informal
20 7.2

A situation that is dangerous or uncertain until the last moment

go-around
  • Specialized
20 8.4

Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing

18 5.0

A person who is active and tries hard to succeed, especially at work

A person who is cheerful and does not worry about future problems

15 4.9

A person who passes messages and helps two people or groups agree

12 3.3

A small low vehicle with four wheels used for racing or fun

merry-go-round
  • Texting
11 4.1

A repeating cycle of events that seems pointless and has no end

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

7 3.0

A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four

A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players

get-up-and-go
  • Informal
3 6.1

A feeling of energy and enthusiasm to start and do things

go-cart
  • US
2 2.5

A small wheeled vehicle for carrying things or young children

2 4.6

A strong wish to start new projects

give-and-go
  • Jargon
2 5.3

A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back

1 3.7

Food or drinks you buy to eat quickly away from a shop

no-go area
  • Literature
1 7.5

A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous

go-to resource
  • Informal
1 4.0

A place, website, or person you often use for trusted information

1 9.3

Clothes you wear for church or other special events

1 7.2

A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones

go-slow
  • UK
1 7.4

A protest where workers work slowly on purpose to pressure their employer

go-to remedy
  • Informal
1 3.7

A simple, trusted way to help with a problem

sentry go
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A time when a soldier stands guard to watch a place

go board
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A flat square board with a 19x19 grid used to play Go

go-to-meeting
  • Archaic
1 7.2

Clothes you wear to church or other special events

go-to excuse
  • Informal
1 4.7

A usual reason someone gives to avoid blame

go-devil
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who likes adventure and often takes big risks

People can do what they want without rules or plans

merry-go-round
  • Texting
3.8

A set of images on a website that change automatically or when you click

How Ready

operational
90 4.1
go
431 1.0
faulty
71 3.5
broken
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

go positive

Etymology

Go as an adjective comes from the verb gān 'to move' and means 'ready to start'; if something is 'go' it is ready to move or begin. So when the rocket is 'go' for launch, it is ready to start.